Introduction

"Bugs", technically called "Arthropods", are insects and their relatives.

This includes spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, mites, millipedes, centipedes, pauropods, symphylans, proturans, diplurans, springtails, jumping bristletails, silverfish, dragonflies, damselflies, grasshoppers, mantids, true bugs, aphids, lacewings, beetles, butterflies, moths, wasps, bees, ants, flies, & fleas.

Do NOT send requests for pest control!!! Read the note below.

Ask a question...

Is this your bug?

About 95% of all arthropods that Dr. Bug is asked to identify turn out to be the common Jerusaleum Cricket or "Potato Bug", pictured at left. More information about this insect...

Dr. Bug's Top Ten

The top ten arthropods that I am most frequently asked to identify. (Under construction)

Need a Good Book About Arthropods?

Here is a list of great natural history books for all ages. Most are for the California region but many are appropriate for other areas as well.

What About Pest Control? NEVER!

Dr. Bug enjoys all sorts of bugs and will never, EVER, suggest means of controlling them under any circumstance. Do NOT sent requests for pest control!

If you need pest control services, consult your local pest control company. Better yet, enjoy the bugs you have! If an unwanted bug is in your home or office, capture it and release it into a natural area.